Batteries included Go SDK
for building distributed systems

Define services and infrastructure in code using structured patterns.
Encore automates provisioning, wiring, documentation, and observability.

Get started

Install the Encore CLI with `brew install encoredev/tap/encore`, then run `encore app create my-app` and follow the prompts to scaffold a new backend and help me explore how to build with encore.

Paste into your coding agent to install Encore and scaffold an app.

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url/url.go

1package url

3import (

4 "context"

7//encore:api public method=POST path=/url

8func Shorten(ctx context.Context, p *ShortenParams) (*URL, error) {

9 id := generateID()

10 _, err := pool.Exec(ctx,

11 "INSERT INTO urls (id, url) VALUES ($1, $2)", id, p.URL)

12 if err != nil { return nil, err }

13 return &URL{ID: id, ShortURL: "/url/" + id}, nil

14}

16//encore:api public method=GET path=/url/:id

17func Get(ctx context.Context, id string) (*URL, error) {

18 var url string

19 err := pool.QueryRow(ctx,

20 "SELECT url FROM urls WHERE id = $1", id).Scan(&url)

21 if err != nil { return nil, err }

22 return &URL{URL: url}, nil

23}

Existing codebase

Terminal

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Encore Local Development Dashboard

localhost:9400/url

Run `encore run` to see architecture

An SDK you and your AI will love

Encore provides structured patterns and built-in infrastructure guardrails, so you and your AI can build production-grade distributed systems with confidence.

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Infrastructure Generation

Robust patterns for integrating databases, pub/sub, cron jobs, and more. Encore runs everything locally for you and provisions it seamlessly in preview and production

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MCP for Introspection

Built-in MCP server lets AI understand your services, APIs, schemas, and traces

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Standardization & Guardrails

Encore's compiler ensures generated code follows established service structures and API conventions

MCP Server →AI Instructions →Quick Start →

Define your infrastructure as type-safe objects in code

Declare what your application needs directly in Go, and Encore automatically provisions it across local development, preview environments, and production.

database

✔PostgreSQL database provisioned & migrated

Databases →Pub/Sub →Cron Jobs →Object Storage →Secrets →Caching →

All the tools you need, from day one

Try the local development experience:

$ brew install encoredev/tap/encore &&
$ encore app create --example=hello-world

Automated local infra with hot reload

encore run starts your app and all infrastructure. Forget YAML, Docker Compose, and the usual headaches.

Service Catalog & API Explorer

Automatically updated Service Catalog with full API documentation, and an API Explorer for testing your APIs.

Tracing & Logging

The local dashboard includes tracing for API requests, database calls, and Pub/Sub messages.

Architecture Diagrams

Automatic architecture diagrams give you a real-time overview of your application.

Turn functions into APIs
with one line of code

Add the //encore:api annotation to a Go function and Encore generates all communication boilerplate at compile-time.

hello.go

✔API defined - Encore generates boilerplate at compile-time

APIs →Services →Modular monolith →

Built-in developer tools

From your application code, Encore automatically generates documentation and architecture diagrams, and provides distributed tracing out of the box.

Service Catalog

Service Catalog with API explorer and auto-generated docs from your Go types.

Architecture Diagrams

Real-time architecture diagrams showing services, APIs, databases, Pub/Sub topics, and their connections.

Distributed Tracing

Built-in tracing for API calls, database queries, and Pub/Sub messages — no instrumentation needed.

Works with your existing stack

No need for a big rewrite

Start small with new services and unlock immediate benefits, then migrate at your own pace.

“Encore is our foundation for all new development. Since adopting it, we've seen a 2–3x increase in development speed and 90% shorter project lead times.”

Josef Sima

Engineering Director, Groupon

“We've run Encore in prod for over 2 years and we've reduced time spent on DevOps by 95%.”

Mason Stewart

CTO, Bookshop.org

“Encore fit the service oriented patterns that we were used to, and let us build a robust backend from day one without worrying about infra, deployments and observability.”

Will

Founder, Echo

Quick Start Guide →Migrate from Express →Use Encore with Nest.js →

Join a growing community of pioneering developers

Encore's open source community is the driving force behind the project — full of friendly developers supporting each other with feedback, bug fixes, and wisdom.

Discord

Hang out with other Encore developers

Join →2k+ Members

GitHub

Star and contribute to the project

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Watch tutorials and talks

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Start with a template

Get up and running quickly with starter templates and tutorials.

URL Shortener

REST API with PostgreSQL database

Slack Bot

Cowsay bot integrated with the Slack API

Event-Driven System

Uptime monitoring with Pub/Sub and Cron Jobs

OpenAI Chat Bot

Bots powered by OpenAI, integrated with Discord and Slack

Example Apps →All Templates →